Rustication (UK military)
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Rustication is a term used in the British military
to describe the process of posting a person or relocating a unit from London
(or a command HQ) to elsewhere in the country.
British Armed Forces
The British Armed Forces are the armed forces of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.Also known as Her Majesty's Armed Forces and sometimes legally the Armed Forces of the Crown, the British Armed Forces encompasses three professional uniformed services, the Royal Navy, the...
to describe the process of posting a person or relocating a unit from London
London
London is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its...
(or a command HQ) to elsewhere in the country.